Mailbox support



Feb. 10, 1959 E J. BAARSGARD 2,873,080

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MAILBOX SUPPORT Filed Feb. 25, 1958 I s Sheets-Sfieet 3 IN VENTOR BY M ATTORNEYS United States Patent M MAEBOX SUPPORT Eli Julius Baarsgard, Mabel, Minn.

Application February 25, 1958, Serial No. 717,395

4 Claims. (Cl. 248-146) The present invention relates to mailbox supports, and particularly to mailbox supports which are easily erected and can be easily moved as conditions require.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mailbox support of the class described above having a name plate associated therewith for displaying the owners name.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mailbox support of the class described above which is detachably secured to a conventional T-shaped fence post.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following specification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical crosssection taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary end elevation of the invention.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the invention.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse crosssection taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another modified form of the invention.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of still another modified form of the invention.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken along the line 99 of Figure 8, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary side elevation of another modification of the invention.

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken along the line 1111 of Figure 10, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 13 is a fragmentary top plan view of the structure illustrated in Figure 12.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the reference numeral 10 indicates generally a mailbox support constructed in accordance with the invention.

The mailbox support 10 is mounted on a conventional elongated T-shaped fence post 11 embedded in the ground 12 in any desired manner. An elongated cylindrical pipe 13 is telescopically engaged over the fence post 11 and extends upwardly therefrom.

An eye bolt 14 extends transversely through the pipe 13 intermediate the opposite ends thereof and has a brace wire 15 extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to a stake 16 in the ground 12. The eye bolt 14 engages against the upper end of the fence post 11 to limit the telescopic movement of the pipe 13 downwardly on the fence post 11. A set screw 17 is threaded through the 2,873,080 Patented Feb. 10, 1959 .portion 21 which engages within the upper end of the pipe 13. An eye bolt 22 extends transversely through the upper end of the pipe 13 and through the circular portion 21 of the sign 20 to securely fasten the sign 20 to the pipe 13.

A generally rectangular sign 23 has one end thereof secured to the pipe 13 by means of a circular clamp 24 encompassing the pipe 13 and secured to the sign 23 by means of a bolt 25. A chain 26 has the upper end thereof secured to the eye bolt 22 and the lower end thereof se cured to a bore 27 formed in the outer end of the sign 23.

. A conventional mailbox 28 has a pair of spaced apart generally U-shaped clips 29, 30 secured in longitudinally aligned relation to the top thereof by means of securing elements 31. The U-shaped clips 29, 30 engage on opposite sides of the rectangular sign 23 and are secured thereto by bolt 32 extending transversely therethrough.

A bracket 33 has a horizontal portion 34 secured to the mailbox 28 by a fastening element 35. The bracket 33 has a vertical portion 36 extending vertically along the pipe 13 and a circular clamp 37 encompasses the pipe 13 and is secured on opposite sides of the vertical portion 36 of the bracket 33 by means of a bolt 38.

In Figure 6 of the drawings, a modified form of the invention is illustrated wherein a sign 23a is provided with a generally horizontal flange 29a and the flange 29a is secured to the top of the conventional mailbox 28 by means of fastening elements 31a.

In Figure 7 of the drawings, another modified form of the invention is illustrated wherein a sign 23b is provided with oppositely extending horizontal flanges 29b, 30b at opposite ends of the sign 23b. The flanges 29b, 30b are secured to the top of the conventional mailbox 28 by means of securing elements 31b.

In the use and operation of the invention, the signs 18, 20 and 23 provide space for the display of the farm number, route number, name of the farm, owners name, and any other desirable indicia. The telescopic engagement of the pipe 13 over the fence post 11 permits the mailbox 28 to be moved from one position to another as circumstances, such as muddy approach ways and the like, require.

The use of the chain 26 and brace wire 15 assures the steadiness of the mailbox 28 in relatively heavy winds.

In the modification illustrated in Figures 8 and 9, the generally rectangular sign 230 is secured to a mailbox 28 by U-shaped clips 29, 30 in the same manner as the preferred form of. the invention. The sign 23c has a chain 26 supporting its outer end in the same manner as the sign 23 is supported. The sign 23c is secured to the pipe 13 by means of an integral circular clamp forming end portion 240 which encircles the post 13 and has its free end secured to the sign 23c by means of bolts 250.

In Figures 10 and 11, an inverted U-shaped sign panel 23d is supported at its outer end by a chain 26 and has its lower edges engaged over opposite sides of an elongated bar 40 which is secured to the post 13 by means of an integrally formed circular clamp portion 24d which encompasses the post 13 and is secured to the bar 40 by means of a bolt 25d. U-shaped clips 29, 30 secure the sign 23d to a mailbox 28 in the same manner as is disclosed in the preferred form of the invention.

In Figures 12 and 13 a modified sign 20e is shown having a pair of angularly extending wing portions 41, 42 supported integrally on a circular portion 212 engaged in the upper end of the pipe 13 and held therein by the eye 3 bolt 22. The wings 41, 42 on the rectangular sign 20a permit the indicia of the sign to be visible from the opposite approach sides of the mailbox 28.

Having thus described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that numerous structural modifications and adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A mailbox support comprising an elongated fence post, an elongated tubular pipe telescopically engaged over said fence post, means in said pipe engaging the upper end of said fence post for limiting the-penetration of said fence post in said pipe, a generally rectangular plate, means securing one end of said plate to said tubular pipe, an elongated flexible chain having one end secured to said tubular pipe and the opposite end secured to the outer end of said plate for supporting said plate, a mailbox, means securing said mailbox to said plate in depending relation thereto, and means securing the lower end of said mailbox to said tubular pipe.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means securing said mailbox to said plate comprises a pair of References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 928,075 Skreberg July 13, 1909 1,408,636 Power Mar. 7, 1922 1,435,379 Connery Nov. 14, 1922 1,584,085 England May 11, 1926 1,645,768 Morten Oct. 18, 1927 2,079,510 King et-al May 4, 1937 2,636,669 Mossman Apr. 28, 1953 

